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Scale Computing Platform
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What is Scale Computing Platform?
Scale Computing offers edge computing, virtualization, and hyperconverged solutions for customers around the globe. Scale Computing HyperCore software promises to eliminate traditional virtualization software, disaster recovery software, servers, and shared storage, replacing these with a fully integrated, highly available system...
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Pricing
View all pricingHC1200
$8,800
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HC1250
$10,200
On Premise
Per Node
HC1250D
$16,300
On Premise
Per Node
Entry-level set up fee?
- No setup fee
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Offerings
- Free Trial
- Free/Freemium Version
- Premium Consulting / Integration Services
Product Demos
HC3 Success Story - Detroit Symphony Orchestra
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HC3 Success Story - American Foundry Group
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HC3 Success Story - MSD of Wayne Township
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Product Details
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What is Scale Computing Platform?
Scale Computing offers edge computing, virtualization, and hyperconverged solutions for customers around the globe. Scale Computing HyperCore software promises to eliminate traditional virtualization software, disaster recovery software, servers, and shared storage, replacing these with a fully integrated, highly available system for running applications. The vendor says that, using patented HyperCore™ technology, the SC//HyperCore self-healing platform automatically identifies, mitigates, and corrects problems in the infrastructure in real-time, enabling applications to achieve maximum uptime even when local IT resources and staff are scarce. The vendor says ease-of-use, high availability, and TCO are key differentiators. The product works for distributed enterprises, global retailers, and SMBs alike.
According to the vendor, key features and benefits include:
- Install in less than an hour
- Deploy new VMs in minutes
- Built-in Browser-based Management
- Software-defined, hybrid storage system with automated tiering
- Fully integrated, cluster-wide resource utilization and alerts
- Single vendor support experience, no disparate systems to integrate
- Integrated all-in-one appliance
- Scale-out Architecture
- Mix and match new nodes
- Incremental resources improve performance of existing workloads
- Fast and easy to expand, no downtime required
- No additional licensing required
- Start small and grow as your business grows
- No forklift upgrades
Scale Computing Platform Screenshots
Scale Computing Platform Videos
SC//Platform Success Story - Detroit Symphony Orchestra
SC//Platform Success Story - American Foundry Group
SC//Platform Success Story - Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township
Scale Computing Platform Integrations
- Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud
- Parallels Remote Application Server
- Leostream
- Cloud Unity - Google
Scale Computing Platform Competitors
Scale Computing Platform Technical Details
| Deployment Types | On-premise |
|---|---|
| Operating Systems | Windows, Linux, Unix |
| Mobile Application | No |
| Supported Countries | Globally |
| Supported Languages | English |
Scale Computing Platform Downloadables
- SC//Platform is a platform for running applications at the edge, with all of the software, hardware, and services needed. Regardless of the user's hardware requirements, the same innovative software, SC//HyperCore, and SC//Fleet Manager help to run infrastructure efficiently at scale
- Scale Computing HyperCore saves resources because its software, servers, and storage are in a fully integrated platform that power infrastructure regardless of the hardware configuration.
- Scale Computing Fleet Manager is a cloud-hosted monitoring and management tool built for hyperconverged edge computing infrastructure at scale. It can be used to monitor and manage an entire fleet of clusters running Scale Computing HyperCore. For IT Managers with multiple clusters, maintenance time can be reduced.
- This document describes the technology, concepts and operating theory behind the Scale Computing HyperCore OS that powers it, including the SCRIBE (Scale Computing Reliable Independent Block Engine) storage layer.
Frequently Asked Questions
VMware vCenter Server, VMware ESXi, and Nutanix Cloud Infrastructure are common alternatives for Scale Computing Platform.
Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 9.6.
The most common users of Scale Computing Platform are from Mid-sized Companies (51-1,000 employees).
Scale Computing Platform Customer Size Distribution
| Consumers | 0% |
|---|---|
| Small Businesses (1-50 employees) | 20% |
| Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees) | 70% |
| Enterprises (more than 500 employees) | 10% |
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August 23, 2022
Scale Computing, The Move To Make!
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August 17, 2022
Great Product, Little Downside.
HPE Nimble Storage and Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)
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Dell, vMware, Nutanix,
December 11, 2020
Scale is a great solution with second to none support
into, it really is a perfect solution. I had compared Scale to Nutanix and while Nutanix had some additional features, I couldn't justify the additional … Nutanix and VMware ESXi … Sc…
December 01, 2020
Scale Review
Nutanix
December 01, 2020
Scale Computing HC3 is a Business Must-Have!
I looked at Nutanix as a comparable solution but they are only software provider while Scale
November 25, 2020
Scale: Smart, Simple, Effective, Reliable, and so much more...
Nutanix Acropolis and StarWind HyperConverged Appliance (HCA) … Nutanix could not compete on price. Not even close
We had looked at hyperconverged systems from Nutanix, HPE (Simplivity) and NetApp - all wanted a very high premium on top of
Nutanix AOS and VMware ESXi
November 24, 2020
Scale Computing Customer's Review
Nutanix and Zerto Virtual Replication
November 03, 2020
Scale Computing HC3: Believe the Hype.
I researched several HCI solutions from the big players like Dell, Nutanix, VMware, Cisco, and HP. Scale Computing HC3 has the same or better capabilities
October 30, 2020
Hyper Converged with limited time and staffing
VMware vSAN, Nutanix AOS and Dell EMC VxRail
October 29, 2020
Absolute best hyper-converged system on a budget
Nutanix AOS, HPE SimpliVity (formerly OmniCube), Hitachi Content Platform (HCP)
October 23, 2020
Medium Size School Using Scale Computing HC3
Nutanix AOS and Dell EMC VxRail
October 07, 2020
A partner perspective
VMware ESXi and Nutanix AOS … VMware has significantly more complexity. Nutanix no longer addressed the SMB market very well
I evaluated Nutanix, Pivot3, and Simplivity before choosing Scale. Nutanix failed in the areas of support, cost, and if
October 02, 2020
Scale can take the weight of your business needs
Nutanix AOS, Cisco HyperFlex and NetApp HCI
October 02, 2020
Scale Computing, Simple, Cost Effective, Reliable
price as a Nutanix solution. I was able to train a person on how to use it in less than a day, very easy to use. … HYCU Backup & Recovery for Nutanix … and response better in our evaluation. I would not exclude looking at Nutanix at renewal as the person in charge…
October 02, 2020
Our first HCI system
Nutanix AOS and Dell EMC VxRail
June 03, 2020
Skip the rest, join the best, do it for less!
Nutanix AOS, VMware vCenter Server and Stratoscale Private Cloud Platform (Symphony)
October 05, 2019
Simple and high performing solution
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Hyper-V, Nutanix, HPE SimpliVity (formerly OmniCube) and VMware vSAN
custom quote that blew away the price that Nutanix was offering. The cost on 1 of the 3 nodes from Nutanix was almost the same as the cost for the total … Nutanix and IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions Scale … Scale has basically the same features that Nutanix offers but…
March 29, 2019
HC3 - Truly a breath of fresh air.
Nutanix, HPE SimpliVity (formerly OmniCube), VMware vSAN and VMware vCenter Server … expertise in the product, and some basic limitations surrounding the offering. Nutanix was incredibly expensive when comparing apples-to-apples, and did not provide
March 25, 2019
Scale Review Like No Other
Nutanix, Hyper-V and Pivot3 Acuity (formerly vSTAC)